Richard Tice MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Community Health Services: SchoolsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England supports the policy of excluding children from community health services on the basis of school type; and what assessment he has made of the merits of such a policy.
Answer: There is no policy that excludes children from community health services on the basis of school type. The National Health Service is free at the point of use and provides care to anyone who need it based on clinical need. NHS occupational therapy services...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: Boston and SkegnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) availability and (b) timeliness of end-of-life palliative care support in Boston and Skegness constituency; and what steps he is t
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission, including Lincolnshire ICB, which covers the Boston and Skegness constituency. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports com...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSpinal Disorders: Boston and SkegnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of access to spinal services for patients in Boston and Skegness constituency; and what steps he is taking to ensure that residents can
Answer: The local acute trust in Lincolnshire, United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH), does not have a spinal service. Emergency services take non-complex patients with potential spinal issues to the closest accident and emergency within Lincolns...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCounselling and Psychiatry: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that qualified (a) counsellors and (b) psychotherapists are (i) supported and (ii) distinguished from (A) psychiatric and (B) diagnostic services.
Answer: It is essential that all National Health Service staff, including counsellors and psychotherapists, can work in a supportive and compassionate environment that recognises and prioritises health and wellbeing. NHS England has a wide-ranging package of ment...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Department is taking to (a) improve value for money, (b) prevent profiteering, (c) remove conflicts of interest in referral practices and (d) otherwise improve (i) oversight and (ii)
Answer: All National Health Service patients must receive safe and high-quality care, whether being treated by private providers or directly by the NHS. While the independent sector has a role to play in tackling the waiting list backlog, we will not tolerate any...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDeath CertificatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking steps to review the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death process to speed up that process in (a) Boston and Skegness constituency and (b) the UK.
Answer: The Government is monitoring the impact of the death certification reforms, which came into legal effect on 9 September 2024, through the Death Certification Strategic Board and a cross-Government data strategy group. Since the introduction of the reforms...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: Boston and SkegnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the reasons for delays in emergency service response times in Boston and Skegness constituency; and what steps are being taken to improve response times.
Answer: Ambulance services in Boston and Skegness are provided by the East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, with responsibility for commissioning the services a matter for the local Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board. Any assessment of the specific local act...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Freedom of InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025WithdrawnUIN 27391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff in his Department are responsible for (a) processing and (b) responding to Freedom of Information Act requests; and if he will make an estimate of the annual cost to the public purse
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Freedom of InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff in his Department are responsible for (a) processing and (b) responding to Freedom of Information Act requests; and if he will make an estimate of the annual cost to the public purse
Answer: The Department has a central team with a headcount of 13.8 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff who are responsible for managing Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and related appeals work. FOIs can be requested for any part of the Department's work. As su...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTorbay HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for the future of Torbay Hospital.
Answer: My rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, set out a credible and deliverable plan for the new hospital schemes in the New Hospital Programme (NHP) on 20 January 2025, following the conclusion of the review of the NHP. The Plan...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will increase NHS dental funding to improve (a) accessibility, (b) workforce retention and (c) patient outcomes; and what steps he has taken to ensure there is equitable access to dental serv
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments, and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild de...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Carbon EmissionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on measures to achieve net zero targets in the last five years.
Answer: In the last five years, the Department has not provided ringfenced capital for the National Health Service’s Net Zero targets.Direct investment in the decarbonisation of NHS buildings and operations is primarily supported by external grant funding. For ex...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCongenital AbnormalitiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many birth defects were reported among children born to couples who are first cousins in each of the last three years, broken down by the nationality of the parents.
Answer: The Government does not hold this data. We continue to work with the National Health Service as it delivers its three-year maternity and neonatal plan to grow our maternity workforce, develop a culture of safety, and ensure that women and babies receive s...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of training NHS staff recruited from abroad in the last 12 months.
Answer: The information requested on the cost of recruitment fees, the average recruitment cost, and the cost of training for National Health Service staff recruited from overseas is not collected centrally.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on (a) the total cost of recruitment fees for employing overseas workers and (b) the average recruitment cost for each overseas employee incurred by NHS trusts
Answer: The information requested on the cost of recruitment fees, the average recruitment cost, and the cost of training for National Health Service staff recruited from overseas is not collected centrally.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Translation ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much (a) United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust and (b) Lincolnshire Community Health Services spent on (i) translation and (ii) interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: The following table shows the amount of money United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust spent on translation and interpretation services each of the last five financial years:YearTotal spend2019/20£158,395.002020/21£127,235.962021/22£162,501.322022/23£204,008.6...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of (a) training and (b) otherwise integrating NHS staff recruited from abroad in the last 12 months.
Answer: The information requested on the cost to the public purse for the training and integration of National Health Service staff recruited from abroad is not collected centrally.
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS staff are (a) qualified healthcare professionals and (b) administrative staff.
Answer: The following table shows the number and proportion of full time equivalent (FTE) staff employed by National Health Service trusts and integrated care boards in England, by broad staff groups, as of July 2024: Number, FTEProportionProfessionally Qualified...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of NHS funding was spent on (a) administration and (b) patient care in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: Patient care is too broad a category and could encompass a wide range of spending. We are unable to break this down as it stands. However, the total administration spend for NHS England and the integrated care boards is available on page 177 of NHS Englan...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTirzepatideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the potential thyroid cancer risk from Mounjaro; when his Department received this information; whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) role is to continually monitor the safety of medicines during their use. We have robust, safety monitoring and surveillance systems in place for all healthcare products. New medicines such a...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Boston and SkegnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) increase funding for community pharmacies in Boston and Skegness constituency and (b) provide additional support to encourage such pharmacies to take on more responsibilities in (i)
Answer: The Government is committed to expanding the role of pharmacies and better utilising the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. That includes making prescribing part of the services delivered by community pharmacists, as we shift care from hospit...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all patients have access to face-to-face appointments with their GP.
Answer: We know that patients are finding it harder than ever to see a general practitioner (GP). Patients can’t get through the front door of the National Health Service, so they aren’t getting the timely care they need.We have pledged to guarantee a face-to-fac...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
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